Stuart Basson, on Nov 25 2009, 10:43 PM, said:
So, then - World Cup winners. competitive and friendly matches, at any level:
Banksie, of course;
Charlton for Man U youth team.
Stiles for Man U reserves (or Preston, 74-5?)
Ray Wilson (Huddersfield Reserves, or Oldham, 69-70.)
Alan Ball (Blackpool Reserves? Blackpool 80-81? Bristol Rovers 82-3?)
Hunt (Liverpool Res, or Bolton, 71-2?)
Martin Peters for sheff U in 80-81?
We only need to find a connection for Cohen, Jack Charlton, Hurst and Moore (although two of those have come as a manager...)
Did Laurent Blanc ever play for the French World Cup winners?
Was Ardlies in the Spurs side that played a friendly here in 85-6?
Did Malaga have anyone of note in their side?
Other top players in addition to those already listed: Who, who for, and in a competitive match or friendly?
Yes, and Barthez also played here in that friendly. Remember Blanc kissing his head before games in '98. In the same game, they had P Neville, Roy Keane, Kieran Richardson, Forlan (first goal in English football) and van Nistelrooy. Some of their youngsters included Jimmy Davis (RIP) and Danny Webber.
I remember going to a Man Utd reserve game at saltergate, probably vs. Sheff Utd reserves, early 90's. A few more youngsters playing in that one - Neville (x2), Beckham, Scholes, Butt... that's about all I can remember, but they didn't turn out too bad!